Some points for those skimming reviews:
- host replies quickly
- condo has an oven (this is rare in Thailand)
- Building security guys are super friendly and helpful (Say hello to them in Thai)
- Condo has a golf cart (tuk-tuk) running until about 7pm that can take you to the end of the alley (soi). It saves you a 5 min walk.
- mixed bag in terms of value
- 2nd floor corner unit (8 floors in the building) (exposed to building noise often)
- excellent location near korea town, Terminal 21 shopping mall (great and cheap food court)
Check-in:
The Good:
- Asked for and received early check-in, though we were notified quite late the night before. Ok for us since we were in Bangkok already, but not for anyone that needs early confirmation.
- Host provided a detailed list of tips and an associated PDF guide on how to check-in and operate the condo
The Bad:
- Unit smelled like cigarette smoke at check-in
- Photo missing from wall with sticky pads where it used to be
- Door lock was broken/malfunctioning at check-in. Was in manual mode that required a little key to insert in a blind area under the lock frame. This is not easy. Locking manually made it feel flimsy and lacked the electronic security features. This took TWO WEEKS of our initial one month stay to fix. At one point, the owner messaged that he thought we didn't have the manual key and were leaving the unit unlocked. He seemed fine with this assumption somehow.
- Other things like the photo were scheduled to be quickly rehung (stuck by stickers) to the wall, but the two times the workers never came.
General Living:
The Good:
- Good sized kitchen with an oven and 3 induction burners.
- Nice supply of kitchen utensils. We did buy more and leave some to help others later.
- Good quality HDTV, no local TV, but perfect to connect your own streaming stick or device
- Fast internet 300Mbits down
- Corner unit only one shared wall in the living room
The Bad:
- Mosquitoes kept coming into the unit despite checking all of the window locks. We kept two plug-in mosquito sprays to keep them away. We left the unit for a week to travel. We returned and killed 12 mosquitoes before our plug-ins took effect again.
- A weird sewer smell continued to come from the drain next to the toilet in the front bathroom. The host's cleaner made it go away for awhile.
- The unit next to this one has some sort of trash and cleaning service for people staying there. Nice for them, bad for you. They left the trash in front of or near our door every day.
- The community main door is constantly left open when people go in or out. When it's left open, it has a continuous alarm that you can hear clearly in the living room of this unit at all times of the day and night.
- Master bed is a bit old and squishy spring mattress that could use replacement

- Overall rating is around 3 stars of 5. The lock was a big sticking point for us. We understand that the host doesn't live in country and relies on contracted helpers, but that diminished the quality of our stay greatly. We did come to some agreement with the owner on a stay extension when we needed to extend our time in Bangkok by two weeks so the unit wasn't bad. It just wasn't up to the standard that we're used to and we've stayed in many places in Bangkok. Soi 12 is in a popular tourist area and the competition for hotels, Airbnb, and others to get tourists to stay is high. This should be considered in every aspect of the stay and service provided.